Illustration: In the staff changing area of a Japanese bakery, a small-framed adult stands beside two coworkers of average build while tying on the same standard apron. Their shoulders are narrower and their head sits noticeably lower than the others, while their mature face makes their adulthood clear.

JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

小こ柄がら

kogara

small in stature

Example sentences

彼かれらはその少女しょうじょは小柄こがらだと言いった。
They described the girl as being small.
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彼かれは小柄こがらな男おとこです。
He has a small frame.
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息子むすこは年としの割わりには小柄こがらだ。
My son is small for his age.
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Kanji in 小柄

小little; smallOnショウKunちいさい・こ-・お-
柄design; patternOnヘイKunがら・え・つか

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